Back to search
The question

I missed the last rak'ah of Maghrib prayer, how do I make up my prayer?

Share this answer

Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
The answer

If a worshipper misses the last rak'ah of the prayer due to an unintentional reason, such as overcrowding or nosebleed, he must perform a substitute rak'ah after the Imam concludes the prayer with the salām. In this rak'ah, he recites only Al-Fatihah, except in the Fajr or Jumu'ah prayers, in which case he recites Al-Fatihah and an additional . He does not perform the prostration of forgetfulness (sujūd as-sahw) because the Imam bears that responsibility. However, if missing the rak'ah was intentional, the prayer is invalid and must be repeated.

Summary from Ftawy's records · added here

Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.

Read the full answer on Ftawy
Where this answer came from
Source platform
Ftawy
Original fatwa ID
50819
Added here
. This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
Text
Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full ruling
Read the full answer on Ftawy